"Mr. Wu, the island ahead is where Shuri Castle, the capital of the Ryukyu kings, is located!" Su Changquan pointed to the island in front of Wu Sihua at the bow of the flagship, Shuri Castle was in the south of Okinawa Island, Su Changquan took the fleet around the island for a week, and constantly put down the boat in the position he liked for hydrographic surveys, and the Ryukyu envoys who accompanied him looked at the nose and nose and heart, as if they didn't see it.

"Doctor Liang, General Su is also thinking about your country!" , Wu Sihua comforted with good words, the official surnamed Liang in front of him is a descendant of the thirty-six surnames of the Fujian people, and the official residence of the Ryukyu in Zijin, after receiving the news sent by the Ryukyu merchants in Fuzhou, the miserable Ryukyu royal family who was tortured by the Satsuma Domain immediately sent him to contact the Red Flower Society.

"Mr. Wu is right, you must know geography on land, and you must know hydrology at sea!" When Su Changquan came, he had already been instructed not to scare the Ryukyu people, so he explained, "If the Japanese of the Satsuma Domain don't know what to do, I'm afraid your country won't be able to deal with it alone, but Doctor Liang don't worry, when the time comes, we will leave a fleet here, and we will definitely be able to protect the safety of the Ryukyus!" Like the people of the United States, Su Changquan also took a fancy to this territory!

"The land of Ryukyu is small and the people are poor, I am afraid that I will not be able to supply the heavenly soldiers of the kingdom!" , such a fleet is placed in Okinawa, so is the Ryukyus still the Shang family? Dr. Liang felt bitter in his heart, and he didn't dare to refuse openly, so he persuaded him politely.

"Don't worry, Doctor Liang, my Red Flower Society has strict military discipline, and these soldiers will never harass the people! We are also responsible for the garrison as needed, and we don't need to pay a penny from your country! Wu Sihua helped on the side.

"This fact is not up to Liang, but as long as Shangguo can expel the Japanese for the Ryukyus, my king will definitely be grateful!" , hey, these things should be left to the top for a headache. Dr. Liang quickly diverted the topic!

When the fleet arrived at the wharf, there were already Ryukyu civil and military officials waiting below, and Su Changquan gave an order, and the 500 marines who set off with the flotilla wore brand-new military uniforms, walked off the ship with their heads held high, and finished lining up on the wharf. The big and small officials on the docks who were so murderous in their faces could barely speak.

At this time, Wu Sihua smiled and took Su Changquan and Dr. Liang off the boat together, don't look at Wu Sihua is just a deputy minister of education in the Red Flower Society, but here in the Ryukyus, that is a big person, among the officials who came to greet him, the leader was even the third official of the Ryukyus, and the third official saw Wu Sihua and the others and hurriedly bowed down to see, "The ministers of the lower country meet the angels of the kingdom!" ”

The highest governing body in the Ryukyus is called the Three Ministers. Equivalent to China's three dukes, most of their official positions are occupied by the famous Ryukyu family, Wu Sihua put his hands behind his back, and waited until the three officials finished saluting before slightly stretching out his right hand to support him, "Lord Ma, please get up!" ”

The official surnamed Ma was born in one of the five famous families in the Ryukyus, and the Ma family has produced a total of twenty-one officials in the past dynasties, almost becoming a famous family second only to the royal family, but this prominent status is only similar to the rich man in the countryside in Wu Sihua's opinion. There was not much respect between the words, and the officer did not dare to care. Hurriedly took Wu Sihua and others to the post house near the dock to rest, and someone had already sent fresh melons, fruits, grains and flesh to the ship.

The Ma officer took Wu Sihua and the others to the post house, and the wine and delicacies were quickly filled with the table, and after the wine was hot, the Ma officer waved his hand to repel the dancing girl, and asked respectfully. "I don't know what is important for the angel of the kingdom to descend on the state, if the state can do it, I will not dare to refuse."

"There are two main things that this official is here!" , Wu Sihua sat high and said. "First, my Red Flower Society is determined to drive out the Tatars and restore China, and now there are three provinces, hundreds of thousands of heroes, and the army in Beijing is just around the corner! Ryukyu has been a vassal of my Central Plains since ancient times, and a few years ago Ryukyu was still paying tribute to the puppet Qing, and my lord no longer cares about the difficulties of the Ryukyu itself, but from now on, this tribute to the puppet Qing is still stopped! ”

A burst of bitterness surged in Ma Siguan's heart, this is the dilemma of a small country sandwiched between a big country, anyone can bully it, no one of them dares to offend, Qin Qiang descends to Qin, Chu Qiang descends to Chu, so that it can be exchanged for a little respite, now the sea is full of ships of the Red Flower Society, and the Manshui Master has long been forced to retreat in the harbor, and I am afraid that he will not be able to take care of the Ryukyus.

Thinking of this, Ma Siguan sighed in his heart, bowed down and bowed, "The lower country suffers from the puppet Qing Dynasty and oppresses the old, and now your will restore the righteousness of China, even if the kingdom does not say that the contempt state, you have long thought of going to Fuzhou to worship!" Now the envoy of the kingdom has come to the state in person, and the whole state is very honored, and when the envoy leaves, the state will send the attached letter of state! This point was discussed with the King of the Ryukyus before Ma Siguan came, so he responded directly.

"Second!" , Wu Sihua nodded with satisfaction and continued, "I heard that the Japanese have repeatedly invaded Ryukyu, Ryukyu is now a subject country of my Red Flower Society, and the subject country is in trouble, so naturally the country cannot sit idly by, this time the official brought a large army here, as long as the king of Zhongshan is interested, the official will immediately help the Ryukyus drive out the Satsuma Domain and recover the five northern islands." ”

Speaking of which, Wu Sihua couldn't help but think of the founding of the country that those Confucian scholars said in their books before, it is really not very convenient to say that there is no country name or anything on this occasion!

Ma Siguan did not show a look of surprise after hearing that the Red Flower Society was willing to help him recover the five northern islands, he was a person who had been an official for a long time, and knew that there was absolutely no advantage in the world for nothing, and the Red Flower Society was willing to use troops for the Ryukyus, so what did he want?

"I am grateful for the good intentions of the kingdom, but my king is already preparing a large army, and he is about to start a war with the Satsuma Domain, so he does not dare to work the heavenly soldiers of the kingdom in this matter!" , no matter what, fool the other party away first, Ma Siguan is talking nonsense.

"Since my army is here, how can I have time to return!" , Su Changquan shouted, "We are kind enough to help you, don't be ignorant!" As soon as we received the credentials from the Ryukyus, our army headed for the Satsuma Domain! All you need to do is prepare food, grass, water, and accept the officials and soldiers of the five northern islands! ”

"Hmm!" , Wu Sihua also nodded and said, "General Su's meaning is also the meaning of the official, you just need to do it; By the way, this time the official also brought the silk porcelain that your country loves, and wants to buy saltpeter, sulfur, red copper and other things from your country, I wonder if the official Ma Siguan can help the official introduce a few merchants! ”

gave a stick and threw a carrot, thinking that the horse official was from a famous family, and there must be businessmen in the family, silk and porcelain, which are goods with great profits in the Ryukyus, and he is not afraid that he will not be moved. (To be continued......)

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